Pays Blenderbox up to $354,000 for school enrollment software and support through July 2025

Blenderbox provides the district's annual software-as-a-service license for student enrollment, plus 270 hours of on-demand help such as school-year rollovers, issue fixes, training and new features. It also covers 30 hours of summer program meetings and work to resolve duplicate student accounts. The term runs April 1 to July 31, 2025, which began before the board's vote.

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Vendor / partner: Blenderbox Inc. · New York, NY
Action: New agreement
Category: Technology
Term: Apr 1, 2025 – Jul 31, 2025
This vote: $354,000
Funding: 2600 - Expanded Learning Opp Programs
Resource / site: 2600-907
Vendor no.: 007853
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 25-0984 · agenda L.-11
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 14, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and Blenderbox Inc., New York, NY, for the latter to provide an annual SaaS license with 270 hours of on-demand services such as school year rollovers, issue resolution, training, and feature development; cover 30 hours of dedicated Summer Learning Program meetings, hosting resources, and messaging support; piloting a new model to manage data across years and categorize SpEd categories between EnrollWise and Aeries, with key project areas including managing student school year data, refining program configurations, improving the guardian experience with program visibility, enhancing the registration process, and updating email notifications; additional improvements focus on refining summer applications, exports, admin experiences, and permission controls for offer management; and in resolving duplicate student accounts before critical deadlines, via the Student Assignment Department, for the period of April 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $354,000.00.

History

May 14, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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